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Personal info

Full name
REILLY, Eugene William
Date of birth
5 May 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33320374
Rank
Private
Function
Scout
Unit
HQ Company,
1st Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Atton, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 39 32

Immediate family

Members
William Reilley (father)
Anna Reilly (mother)
Elizabeth Reilley (sister)
James Reilly (brother)

More information

Pvt Eugene W. Reilly attended 1 year of high school and was a maintenance painter before he enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 30 June 1942.
He was reported missing in action on 14 October.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / Michigan Marriage Records, www.80thdivision.com

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